Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Japan
Japan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 1.46 million number in 1999. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Japan, 1971–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Japan is 1.46 million number, measured in 1999. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Japan peaked at 1.46 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 827,000 number, in 1971.
That places Japan 12th out of 196 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Japan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 827,000 number | — |
| 1972 | 848,121 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 909,387 number | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 1.04 million number | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 1.09 million number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.12 million number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.16 million number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.20 million number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.22 million number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.22 million number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.18 million number | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.12 million number | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 1.09 million number | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.07 million number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.04 million number | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.01 million number | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 989,403 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 988,922 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.00 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.00 million number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 987,014 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 972,458 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 958,956 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 939,051 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 912,877 number | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 890,594 number | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 885,940 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.45 million number | +63.4% |
| 1999 | 1.46 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 million number | 827,000 number | 1.22 million number | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million number | 988,922 number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million number | 885,940 number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 440,864 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.13 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Japan?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Japan was 1.46 million number in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 827,000 number in 1971.
- How does Japan rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 1999.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.